Automobile bumper



Aprifi M, 1936. P. DANDREA v 2,037,215

AUTOMOBILE BUMPER Filed July 51,1933

Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to bumpers for motor vehicles and it has for its object to provide an improved device of this kind.

To this end I have provided an automobile 5 bumper constructed and operating as set forth in the following description, the several novel features of the invention being separately pointed out and defined in the claims at the close thereof.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bumper constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2--2 of Fig. '1.

The embodiment of my invention herein illustrated comprises two horizontal bars of resilient rubber l and II disposed side by side in spaced apart relationship except that at each side of the bumper the proximate ends of said bars are united. This provides a rubber cushion of a width to extend across the front of an automobile, said cushion being formed with an elongate aperture l2 at its middle for the reception of a helical metal spring l3 whose opposite ends are seated against and fastened to metallic disk abutments l4 and [5, respectively.

The disk I4 is formed at its middle with an aperture for the reception of a bolt I6 by means of which it is fixed in position against the front inner side of the bar III of the rubber cushion while the disk I is likewise formed at its middle with an aperture for the reception of a bolt I! by means of which it is fixed in position against the rear inner side of the front bar H of said cushion. The abutments l4 and I5 are clamped snugly against bars and II by means of nuts l8 and I9 provided on the bolts I6 and II, respectively.

Upon the outer side of the middle portion of the rear bar ID of the rubber cushion is arranged a metallic reinforcing plate or bar 20 formed at its middle with an aperture through which the bolt It extends, the nut [8 of the latter seating against the outside of said bar 20 so as to assist in holding the same in position against bar [0.

Near each end thereof the reinforcing bar 20 is formed with an aperture for the reception of a bolt 2| which extends through said aperture and also through an aperture formed in the rubber bar ID to the inner side of the latter where it is made with a head 22 bearing against the inner side of said rear bar III of the cushion. Each 5 bolt 2! is provided with a nut 23 by means of which the. bars [0 and 20 are clamped together.

The rear bars I0 and 20 of the bumper may be fixed in position on the automobile at the front thereof by any suitable means and if desired the 10 bolts 2| may be utilized for this purpose.

From the above description it will be observed that my improved bumper is a resilient structure which will yieldingly absorb shocks occasioned by blows delivered thereon from any direction; 15 that the metallic helical spring l3 yieldingly reinforces the front rubber bar H and is capable of yielding both endwise and laterally, and that the general construction is simple and comparatively inexpensive.

What I claim is:

1. A bumper for automobiles comprising a rubber cushion of a size to extend across one end of the vehicle, said rubber cushion including two horizontal bars arranged side by side and one 25 in front of the other with their ends united and their intermediate portions occupying spaced apart relationship, and a spring fixed in position between said intermediate portions so as to yieldingly oppose movement thereof toward each 30 other.

2. A bumper for automobiles comprising a rubber cushion of a size to extend across one end of the vehicle, said rubber cushion including two horizontal bars arranged side by side and one in 35 front of the other with their ends united and their intermediate portions occupying spaced apart relationship; a coiled metallic spring fixed in position between said intermediate portions so as to yieldingly oppose movement thereof to- 40 ward each other, and a reinforcing metallic plate fixed in position upon the outer side of one of said bars and attachable to the vehicle.

PI-HLIP DANDREA. 

